Week 5 - 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers, first round - JPN vs GBR - Miki, Japan (indoor hard)

wolf · Tennis legend

Week 5 - 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers, first round - JPN vs GBR - Miki, Japan (indoor hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

What are the timings around this? I know it starts tomorrow but presumably that is sometime our early or mid morning?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

My feeling is a 3-1 singles win to Japan - do they play doubles then? Ie doubles would be redundant in the case of a 3-1 win?

edit - I see doubles is 3rd match, so 3-2 is my guess

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 30th of January 2025 08:15:05 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

According to TNNS Billy is first on at 4am our time.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
According to TNNS Billy is first on at 4am our time.

Thanks TA- I forgot about TNNS as a place to check!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Argentina at Norway started tonight - first rubber lasted 3 hours 52 mins for 3 sets. Blimey. Sapping.

wolf · Tennis legend

I suppose Giles was just there already as the lefty hitting partner and when Jan became ill there was no one else geographically convenient.

Lambda · ATP qualifying

They would be limited to who was available to call up with last minute notice as many of the alternatives have played a tournament this week so I don't think would be eligible to play Davis Cup as well. JoMo is entered in a Challenger next week with a College Accelerator and so I imagine wants to be as fresh as possible to not waste the limited CAs he has by being tired off the back of a long flight.

scottie1 · Futures level

Billy lost 5-7 1-6

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

scottie1 wrote:
Billy lost 5-7 1-6

Thats a shame but not unexpected. Jake has started brightly and has an early break at 3-1 over Nishikori

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

First set to Jake, 6-3. Not able to watch and cant see any live text commentary on the bbc or anywhere, but from scores alone, Jake seems in control so far

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

3 and 3, well done Jake, really good win that - 1 all after day one, got to hope Jake can beat Nishioka now - going to be on that doubles it seems!

Win that first thing tomorrow and Jake is then gunning for the overall victory - which would end up being impressive if we do it.

Jan · Hall of fame

Well I guess that's about as good as we could have hoped for! Go GB!!

seagull · Hall of fame

Jake was so impressive. His backhand was on fire, and was in control against a player of Nishikori's pedigree

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
Jake was so impressive. His backhand was on fire, and was in control against a player of Nishikori's pedigree

Good to hear - top 50 this year for Jake?